Public uproar and internal fighting in the Trump administration over the handling of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has put a spotlight on FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and his importance to members of President Trump’s base. Bongino has been at the center of debate over the Epstein files after the Justice Department…
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is under fire amid reports of a botched disaster response effort in Texas, one that the editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper is comparing to the debacle that followed Hurricane Katrina. “Heck of a job, Secretary Noem,” The Houston Chronicle’s editorial board wrote on Monday, riffing on former President…
The 17-year-old Mamdani responded rationally to a system that was openly perverse.
Russian ground advances across eastern Ukraine appear to be small at first glance — only 1.2 square kilometers on an average per day near the city of Kupiansk. Or, as the Institute for the Study of War notes, they have gained a grand total of 454 square kilometers since January 2024 when Moscow first attempted…
The Senate voted early Thursday to claw back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sending the package requested by President Trump to the House for a final vote. The 51-48 vote on what’s known as a rescissions package is a victory for Trump, who has vowed to shrink…
More than 900 former Justice Department attorneys are urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Emil Bove for a lifetime judicial appointment. Bove, who previously served on President Trump’s criminal defense team, is now in the No. 3 role at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and has been nominated for a judgeship…
A number of prominent political figures made news at the inaugural Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday, weighing in on the Federal Reserve, Democratic primaries, legislation moving through Congress, foreign policy and more. Lawmakers, Trump administration officials and advocates spoke with journalists from The Hill and NewsNation over the course of a day. Here are seven…
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are still feuding, with Gaetz telling McCarthy to “get help” after McCarthy joked that his life is better now that Gaetz is no longer in his life.
Republican lawmakers are split over whether President Trump should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with some pushing him to nix the central bank head and others encouraging him to be patient. Trump indicated to some lawmakers that he plans to fire Powell during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday evening, a White official and a…
A group of 10 GOP senators penned a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday condemning a pause in funding for after-school and summer activities that has thrown schools and programs into chaos. The Republicans urged OMB Director Russell Vought to resume the $6 billion in funding, saying…
